Friday, June 29, 2012

Radiohalos—Startling evidence of catastrophic geologic processes on a young earth
Radiohalos are tiny discolorations produced by radioactive decay. They
provide some amazing evidence for a young earth. Richard Fangrad and
Calvin Smith discuss this fascinating article from Creation magazine.

SPEAKER’S BIO: JAY SEEGERT

Upbringing

Raised in a strong Christian home and accepted Christ as my savior
while in grade school. My entire family attended a very
biblically-sound non-denominational Bible church, where we were all
involved in various ministries. My father was Chairman of the Board
for a number of years.

Education
After graduating from high school, I initially attended John Brown University, a Christian college in Arkansas to study Mechanical
Engineering. Just after my junior year, I changed my major to Physics
and transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (John Brown
did not offer Physics as a major). While attending UW-Whitewater, I was
a member of Sigma-Pi-Sigma (National Physics Honor Society). I
graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics
(UW-Whitewater) and an Associates of Science degree in Engineering
Technology (John Brown University).

Personal Ministry Background
My initial interest in apologetics, especially creation science,
began while attending UW-Whitewater in 1985, largely due to the fact
that all of my professors were evolutionists and some were atheists. It
was there that I wrote my first paper on creation science and gave my
first lecture (to the university’s Physics Club).

Over the past 26 years, I have spoken in numerous churches,
conferences (some where over 5,000 attended), secular schools, Christian
schools, universities and various other venues. In addition to
creation related topics, I have also spoken on: “The Existence of God”,
“The Origin of the Bible”, “The Inspiration & Authority of the
Bible”, “Alleged Errors/Contradictions of the Bible”, “Science & the
Bible”, “Prophecy & the Bible”, “Jehovah’s Witnesses”, “Mormonism”,
“The Deity of Christ”, “Old Testament History”, and “Witnessing &
Evangelism Training”.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Scientists frequently look to nature for ideas on new products and solutions to problems. A classic example is Velcro, found in feathers and cockleburs. Several design examples will be presented from animals, plants, and nonliving objects. These examples, present since creation, defy evolutionary explanations.

All I have to say is WOW! ... I'm in Awe of who God is and the degree of which He makes things from the largest of things in the cosmos to the tiniest particles in the micro miniature area. Reminds me of the song, "In Awe of You."﻿

Dr. Donald B. DeYoung is an avid creation scientist and educator specializing in astronomy and physics. He chairs the Department of Science and Mathematics at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. Don has taught at Grace College since 1972. Sabbatical travels have taken him to San Diego, Europe and the South Pacific.

Dr. DeYoung is the current president of theCreation Research Society with over 1,700 members worldwide. The CRS funds research, operates a lab in Arizona and publishes books and a technical Quartely journal. He gives lectures on many creation topics including astronomy,intelligent design, the Genesis Flood, anddinosaurs. Don strongly believes that the details in nature definitively point to the Creator and His love for mankind. Don also conducts workshops for children with hands-on Bible-science activities. He also writes and speaks for the organizationAnswers in Genesis.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Mokele-mbembe: The Living Dinosaur!

Introduction

In the jungles of central Africa countries of Congo, Cameroon, and Gabon are reports of animal an animal with a long neck, a long tail, and rounded shape tracks with three claws. The closest known animal that has these characteristics is a sauropod dinosaur.

When some of the local people of the Likouala region would draw in the dirt or sand a representation of Mokele-mbembe they drew the shape of a sauropod dinosaur. Then when they were shown a picture of a sauropod dinosaur they said that picture is Mokele-mbembe.

Mokele-mbembe means "One that stops the flow of rivers." French priest in the region called it "monstrous animal."

Body

Mokele-mbembe has been described as an animal with a long neck and tail which are characteristics of a sauropod dinosaur.

Its body size is somewhere between the size of a hippopotamus and an elephant. Its length has been reported to be between 5 to 10 meters (16 to 32 feet). The length of the neck is between 1.6 to 3.3 meters (5 to 10 feet). The length of the tail is between 1.6 to 3.3 meters (5 to 10 feet). The reports out of Cameroon have reported Mokele-mbembe to be up to 75 feet in length.

There have also been reports of a frill on the back of the head. The frill is like the comb found on a cock (male chicken). There has also been reports of it having a horn on its head.

Skin

The color of the skin is predominately reddish-brown with a color range from gray to brown. There are no reports of hair on the animal.

Tracks

Rounded shape between 30 to 90 centimeters (1 to 3 feet) in diameter with three claws. The distance between tracks is about 2.1 to 2.4 meters (7 to 8 feet).

Sound

The basic belief is that Mokele-mbembe does not make any sounds, though there have been come conflicting reports. This is probably due to the fact that Mokele-mbembe is used generically for other animals and the sound is being confused with Emela-ntouka which makes a sound like a snort, howl, roar, rumble, or growl.

Habitat

Mokele-mbembe lives in the pools and swamps adjacent to the rivers of the Likouala swamp region of The People's Republic of the Congo on the continent of Africa. Its uses the lakes as a crossing path to go from one river to another river.

The pygmies of the Likouala swamp region report that the essential diet of Mokele-mbembe consists of the Malombo plant. Since it only eats plants then Mokele-mbembe is classified as a herbivore. The Malombo plant actually describes two plants: Landolphia mannii and Landolphia owariensis.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

RMCF hosted prolific author Paul Taylor from Creation Today at their March 9, 2012 meeting. Mr. Taylor is a high school science teacher, website programmer and ICT trainer, creation speaker and debater. Paul joined the Creation Today staff on April 25, 2011 as Director of Ministry Development.

He has been speaking and writing on the subject of creation for more than thirty years, most recently serving as the senior speaker and manager of Answers In Genesis ~ UK/Europe, the United Kingdom branch of the creationist organization based in Kentucky. He brings many assets to the Creation Today team by researching, writing, hosting TV and radio interviews, appearing on podcasts, and traveling and speaking. A native of Britain, Paul is a graduate of the universities of Nottingham and Cardiff. Paul has served as teacher of chemistry, physics, math, biology, and music, and also as Head of the Science Depart-ment at assignments in both England and South Wales. While serving as manager of AiG~UK, Paul authored more than eight books. Additionally, he wrote chapters in The New Answers Book series, acclaimed the world's best-selling apologetics book, and called "the essential resource for any believer" by Amazon.com reviewers. Paul's role at AIG also included traveling as an itinerant speaker, appearing on radio and TV programs, and debating with noted atheists such as Steve Jones and Richard Dawkins.

Paul serves as co-host of the growingly popular Creation Today show. His dry, British humor, his scientifically genius mind, and his thorough and solid foundation in Scripture are evident in the weekly show. These may be viewed online at www.creationtoday.org. In addition to his work in the field of apologetics, Paul writes and performs classical, popular, and sacred music. Several churches of which he has been a member have been blessed to have Paul serve as their worship leader. Paul and his wife Geri reside in Pensacola, Florida with three of their five children. http://youngearth.org

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

In 1859, Charles Darwin published his infamous work On the Origin of Species. More than any other, this single work changed the way the world viewed the origin of life and relied heavily on natural selection and mutation to support its claim.

In this new video, Creation: Science Confirms the Bible is True, astrophysicist Dr. Jason Lisle (Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder) systematically dismantles Darwin's claims and shows that the very things Darwin used to propagate his ideas actually undermine them! Dr. Lisle also refutes the dating methods most commonly used to support the evolutionary timeline (billions of years). This video clearly shows that God's Word is the final authority in all matters on which it touches—science included!

Part 2

Jason Lisle, Ph.D.

Biography

Most astronomers and astrophysicists today believe in a secular,
naturalistic origin of the universe – a big bang that allegedly happened
billions of years ago. Few are willing to accept what the Creator
Himself has said about the beginning of all things as recorded in the
pages of Scripture, and as confirmed by scientific evidence. Dr. Jason
Lisle is one of those few astrophysicists that stand on the authority of
the Word of God.

More about Dr. Jason Lisle

Dr. Lisle grew up in a Christian home, and was taught to respect the
absolute authority and accuracy of the Bible, and to be discerning about
what is taught in secular schools. These critical thinking skills
helped Jason to spot the fallacious arguments that are often used in the
universities to supposedly prove evolution.
An important consideration is the fact that the origins debate is a
matter of competing worldviews. Worldviews control how we interpret the
evidence; thus, creationists and evolutionists can draw different
conclusions about the same evidence. Most scientists are not consciously
aware of their own worldview, and how it influences the conclusions
they draw. This realization made it easier for Jason to see that
intelligent scientists, including his own professors, can draw erroneous
conclusions when it comes to an issue of origins science, even while
they are brilliant and successful in their own narrow field of research.
Dr. Lisle is convinced that when the evidence is interpreted in a
consistent fashion, it consistently confirms biblical creation.
In graduate school, Dr. Lisle developed a passion to share the
message that God’s Word is true from the very first verse. He began
giving talks encouraging people to trust in the Bible and not compromise
with the secular ideas of millions of years of evolution.

Interests

Dr. Lisle has always had a keen interest in science and enjoys
reading books on a wide range of scientific topics. Astronomy and
physics have been areas of special interest. One of his favorite hobbies
is viewing the beautiful night sky through a telescope.
In graduate school, Dr. Lisle specialized in solar astrophysics. His
areas of interest in creation studies are in developing models of
cosmology and stellar aging. Creationist thinking in these areas is
still very preliminary.

More of his educational background

Dr. Lisle graduated summa cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan
University where he double-majored in physics and astronomy, and minored
in mathematics. He did graduate work at the University of Colorado
where he earned a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Astrophysics. While
there, Dr Lisle used the SOHO spacecraft to investigate motions on the
surface of the sun as well as solar magnetism and subsurface weather.
His thesis was entitled “Probing the Dynamics of Solar Supergranulation
and its Interaction with Magnetism.” Among other things, he discovered a
previously unknown polar alignment of supergranules (solar convection
cells), and discovered evidence of solar giant cells. He has also
authored a number of papers in both secular and creation literature.
Dr. Lisle has authored a number of books and articles. His books include Taking Back Astronomy and The Ultimate Proof of Creation, and he coauthored Old-Earth Creationism on Trial with Tim Chaffey. He is also a contributing author for the Answers Books volumes I and II. Dr. Lisle’s articles include the Logical Fallacy Series, Contradictions (introduction), Evolution: The Anti-Science, Atheism: an Irrational Worldview, and many others including our popular web feedbacks.

Monday, June 18, 2012

The evidence for the global Genesis Flood is provided by all the hundreds of flood traditions from all over the world. Evidence for the Flood is found in sedimentary rocks that commonly cover huge distances and show little or no erosion between layers—unlike how mainstream geologist interpret the rocks based on small events over millions of years. Trillions of fossils in the sedimentary rocks provide powerful evidence for a global Flood, since fossilization today is rare (remember that mainstream scientists rely on present processes to explain the past). Moreover, the fossil record does not show evolution because of the gaps in the fossil record. Mollusks that make up 95% of fossils are predominantly closed shelled, strongly indicating that they were buried and fossilized rapidly all over the earth. This points to a global catastrophe and not small events over millions of years, the alternative mainstream view. Lastly, the talk delves into what we learned about the Flood from the eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Michael J. Oard (Meteorologist) received his Masters of Science degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of Washington. He has recently retired from the (US) National Weather Service where he worked as a meteorologist/weather forecaster, and now dedicates much of his time tocreation scienceresearch. Since 2001 he has served on the board of directors of the Creation Research Society.

Mike is a prolific author who has published numerous books and papers and in his field in widely recognized journals. He also travels all over the country for regular speaking engagements at creationist conferences and meetings. Mike Oard particularly specializes in topics such as evidence for Noah's flood, the Ice Age, and the mass extinction of the Wooly Mammoths.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

FOSSILIZED KANGAROOS, LOG JAMS AND THORNS

Paul and Eric welcome back special guest John Mackay. Discover fascinating information about fossilized kangaroos, and log jams and thorns, which could not have occurred until after the fall of man.http://www.creationtoday.org/

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

A
variety of evidences for the receding of the Floodwater off the
continents will be provided. Geological evidence is first presented for
differential vertical tectonics to drain the Floodwater. As the
Floodwater first drains as wide currents, great erosion occurs with the
formation of planation surfaces and the long transport of resistant
rocks. As more and more land is exposed above the Floodwater, the water
becomes more channelized forming another set of unique landforms. Water
and wind gaps, pediments, and submarine canyons will be described. All
these features are very difficult, if not impossible, to explain by the
uniformitarian paradigm, providing strong evidence for the reality of
the Genesis Flood.

Michael J. Oard
(Meteorologist) received his Masters of Science degree
in Atmospheric Science from the University of
Washington. He has recently retired from the (US)
National Weather Service where he worked as a
meteorologist/weather forecaster, and now dedicates much
of his time to
creation science
research. Since 2001 he has served on the board of
directors of the
Creation Research Society.

Mike is a prolific author
who has published numerous books and papers and in his
field in widely recognized journals. He also travels all
over the country for regular speaking engagements at
creationist conferences and meetings. Mike Oard
particularly specializes in topics such as evidence for
Noah's flood, the
Ice Age, and the mass extinction of the
Wooly Mammoths.